Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Iceland
Iceland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 3.88 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Iceland, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 3.88 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Iceland peaked at 10.87 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Iceland 6th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.56 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 5.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 4.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 4.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 8.33 % change on previous year | +91.7% |
| 2002 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 2004 | 6.9 % change on previous year | +93.1% |
| 2005 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 2009 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +94.7% |
| 2010 | 5 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 9.52 % change on previous year | +90.5% |
| 2012 | 10.87 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 7.84 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 9.09 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 6.94 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2020 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 5.62 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 5.1 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 2025 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.7 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.33 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | 10.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 5.62 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 3 Aruba 8.33 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Rwanda 4.36 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Belarus 4.27 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bermuda 3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 3.53 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Ghana 3.37 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Iceland?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Iceland was 3.88 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.87 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.